Amazon’s latest perk — discounted student loans, aimed at Amazon Prime Student customers — is no more, according to a report from Bloomberg, and confirmed by both companies. The partnership between the online retailer and Wells Fargo was announced this July, and saw the lender offering a 0.50 percent interest rate discount to students who joined Amazon Prime’s Student membership […]
Earlier today, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad for no apparent reason. While we’re still trying to learn more about what happened, we already know that the company was doing a test, and an anomaly created a big mess. Fortunately, all personnel were clear of the launch pad. But this incident […]
After three years of development, starting at Motorola then transferred to Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group, Project Ara is being “suspended” and ultimately, is cancelled. Even after selling Moto to Lenovo in 2014, Google has touted the modular smartphone project as not only an alternative to current smartphone design, but the future of smartphone customization. This change […]
Generally, you don’t see the first spy shots of a new device coming from the company itself, but Microsoft isn’t really following all that many of the rules with its Surface lineup of house-built Windows hardware. That’s why it makes a certain kind of sense that the first look at what could be a Surface […]
Apple is upping its Twitter game after it took the wraps off an official @Apple account on the microblogging service. The account — first spotted by Business Insider — has been around for some time. It has already picked up more than 55,000 followers at the time of writing but, as of today, it got an official Apple feel with […]
Samsung has confirmed that it is recalling the Galaxy Note 7, its newest smartphone, following reports that some devices exploded. The device was launched less than a month ago to very positive reviews, but concerns about the battery in some units — which reportedly combusted while charging — have forced the company’s hand. Yesterday, Samsung confirmed it […]
LG’s SmartThinQ Hub looks a lot like the Amazon Echo. It’s the first that occurred to me when it was announced right around CES of this year, and it was probably the first thing that occurred to you, too. And like the Echo, LG’s tall black speaker tower connects to various smart home devices, streams […]
I’ve always considered Blue’s USB microphones a podcasting tool — and I suspect Blue has, as well. They’re easy to use, they sound good and they’re affordable. Heck, I recorded my bit of the last TechCrunch podcast on a Snowball. The mics have also made a splash in the gaming community, presumably for all of the […]
I’ve now been using the iOS 10 beta for almost eight long, painful weeks. But now that we’re a week away from a release date for Apple’s newest mobile operating system, I thought I’d give you an update of where I think it’s at, and what you can expect when it’s finally released in a […]
Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/ZDNet Apple on Thursday sent an email to developers, revealing the company’s plans to rid the App Store of rotten apps. Starting Sept. 7 — the same day Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 7 and a new Apple Watch — the company will begin evaluating apps currently listed in the […]